diff --git a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
--- a/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@
 VNET_SYSINIT(in_pcbhashseed_init, SI_SUB_PROTO_DOMAIN, SI_ORDER_FIRST,
     in_pcbhashseed_init, 0);
 
+VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, connect_inaddr_wild) = 1;
+#define	V_connect_inaddr_wild	VNET(connect_inaddr_wild)
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet_ip, OID_AUTO, connect_inaddr_wild,
+    CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(connect_inaddr_wild), 0,
+    "Allow connecting to INADDR_ANY or INADDR_BROADCAST for connect(2)");
+
 static void in_pcbremhash(struct inpcb *);
 
 /*
@@ -1309,7 +1315,7 @@
 		inp->inp_flowtype = hash_type;
 	}
 #endif
-	if (!CK_STAILQ_EMPTY(&V_in_ifaddrhead)) {
+	if (V_connect_inaddr_wild && !CK_STAILQ_EMPTY(&V_in_ifaddrhead)) {
 		/*
 		 * If the destination address is INADDR_ANY,
 		 * use the primary local address.
diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c b/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_pcb.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/socketvar.h>
 #include <sys/sockio.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <sys/errno.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/priv.h>
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
 #include <net/if_types.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
 #include <net/route/nhop.h>
+#include <net/vnet.h>
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/in_var.h>
@@ -112,6 +114,14 @@
 #include <netinet6/in6_fib.h>
 #include <netinet6/scope6_var.h>
 
+SYSCTL_DECL(_net_inet6);
+SYSCTL_DECL(_net_inet6_ip6);
+VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, connect_in6addr_wild) = 1;
+#define	V_connect_in6addr_wild	VNET(connect_in6addr_wild)
+SYSCTL_INT(_net_inet6_ip6, OID_AUTO, connect_in6addr_wild,
+    CTLFLAG_VNET | CTLFLAG_RW, &VNET_NAME(connect_in6addr_wild), 0,
+    "Allow connecting to the unspecified address for connect(2)");
+
 int
 in6_pcbsetport(struct in6_addr *laddr, struct inpcb *inp, struct ucred *cred)
 {
@@ -351,7 +361,7 @@
 	if ((error = sa6_embedscope(sin6, V_ip6_use_defzone)) != 0)
 		return(error);
 
-	if (!CK_STAILQ_EMPTY(&V_in6_ifaddrhead)) {
+	if (V_connect_in6addr_wild && !CK_STAILQ_EMPTY(&V_in6_ifaddrhead)) {
 		/*
 		 * If the destination address is UNSPECIFIED addr,
 		 * use the loopback addr, e.g ::1.